Starching-machine.



"UNITED s'rarns irirrnn'r ollillclt.

WALTER C. STRASZER, OF BUTTE, MONTANA.

STAR-GHING-INIACHINE Application filed April 17,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, f, ALTER C. S'rnrisznn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Butte, in the county of Silver-bow and State of Montana, have invented new and useful lm rovements in Starching Machines, of which the following; is a specification.

'1 his invention relates to laundry appa ratus, and more particularly to starching machine so designed that articles to be starched can be either wlolly or partially starched, as desired.

ihe invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction and operation of apparatus of this character so as to be comparatively easy and inexpensive to manufacture, and thoroughly reliable and Gl'llClBll't in use.

. A further object of the invention is the pro vision of a combined starcher and wringer so designed that the clothes or other articles can be fed through the machine to be either wholly or pal-tially starched and then passed through the wringer between the wrilniter rolls for separating the excess starch from the fabric Without waste.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a starching apparatus comprising a air of main belts and a pair of auxiliary belts driven by common rolls and so arranged that the auxiliary belts will hold the parts of the clothes, garments or other articles out of the starch compartment while the remaining portions of the articles are dipped in the starch.

With these objects in view and others, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement of parts which will be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one of the embodiments of the invention, Figure 1 is a plan view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line 22, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar section on line 3-3, Fig. 1.. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line 44, Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the four corner legs or supports of which supports the body or tank drawings, 1 designates the the machine 2 preferably Specification 01' Letters Patent.

' whereby Patented April 13, 1909..

Serial No. 427,716.

made of sheet metal comprising a bottom slate 3 and sides l, the bottom plate being bent upwardly to form a shallow trough-like structure. Extending longitudinal y of the body or tank is a vertical i artition which provides a st arch-containing compartment 6, there being a chamber 7 under the starch compartment into which steam isyonducted by the pipe 8 for keeping the starch hot during the use of the machine, and whenever it is flush out the desired to run off the starch or compartment, the drain pipe 9 is opened.

it one end of the machine is arranged a wringcr designated generally b y A, the same consisting of rubber rolls 10 and ll that have journals l2 extending into vertical slots 13 in the uprights 1, tr-c journals of the roller 11 being extended at both ends to receive a pulley 14: and fly wheel 15 at opposite sides of the machine. A bolt is adapted to run over the pulley 14: to drive the \vringer roll, but it is to be understood that a crank may be substituted if desired. 'l he upper roll 10 is adjusted with respect to the other roll by means of bearing blocks 16 equipped with adjusting screws 17 that are threaded in the cap blocks 18 supported on the upper ends of the standards 1. 'lhese rolls extend entirely across the machine and they serve as drivers for the main and auxiliary belts.

Arranged in the tank at one side thcrcol are the upper and lower main belts l3 and (l, which are endless and pass respectively, over the rolls 10 and 11, and also over rolls l9 and 20 supported in the end. of the machine opposite from the wringer and journaled in bearing blocks 21. These bearing blocks arc slidably mounted in inclined slots 22 in the side plates & of the machine and the blocks are independently adjusted by screws 2:) the belts can be properly tcnsioned with respect to each other. be lower half of the belt C passes under the fixed cross-bar or rod 26, whereby the belt is held immersed in the starch, and immediately above the cross bar is an idler 27 in the form oi" an octagonal roller on a shaft 28 and under this roller passes the lower half of the belt B and upper half of the belt C, and it also serves to maintain the two belts in intimate contact while the clothes are carried through the liquid starch. The roll 20 is located somewhat in advance of the roll 19, so that the two belts come together to form a mouth D at the front of the machine into which the articles to be starched are fed. After placing the articles in the mouth, they are picked up by the belts moving in the direction indicated by the arrows andcarried downwardly into the starch and thence upwardly into and through the wringer where the excess starch is removed. Immediately under the wringer rolls is an apron or chute 29 whielii conducts the dripping starch back into the compartment 6, and also under the front end of the belt C is a chute or apron 30 intended i or the same purpose.

Disposed parallel with the main belts are the auxiliary belts E and F which also pass between the wringer rolls to receive motion therefrom and also over the rolls 19 and 20 so to receive those portions of the articles that are not intended to be starch-ed. he upper portion or the belt F runs in frictional contact Witn the lower portion of the belt so that clothes that are gripped between the belts will be cond cted throng. the machine. Extending inwardly from the sides of the ma-- chine are hook-shaped brackets 31 which extend across the belts and are adapted to engage the inner edges of the latter so as to hold the two sets 0 belts properly spaced from each other. hen the articles are tobc enti ly starched, they fed through the mac me by the belts B and C alone. A. machine of this character is rapid in operation and is comparatively simple and easy to use, it being necessary merely for the operator to discriminate between the articles to be wholly starched and those to be only partially starclied, the latter being placed on both belts with the portions to be starched fed between the belts B and (1.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying d ra wings, the advantages of the construction. and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention. appertains, and While I have described the principle of operation of the invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are Within the scope of the claims.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim is a 1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a starch-containing tank, means for conveying therethrough articles to be starched, with endless belts cooperating with the said means for holding parts of the articles out of the starch in the tank.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a starch-containing compartment, endless belts arranged in contact and running through the compartment, and Wringor rolls over which the belts pass, adjustable rolls arranged one in advance of the other to provide a mouth at the ends of the belts to receive the articles to be starched, with means for holding portions of the articles out of contact with the starch.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination ol" a starch-containing compartinent, endless belts disposed one over the other, and means for holding the lower portion of the upper belt in contact With the upper portion of the lower belt, with a Wringer device into which the belts discharge, and a device for supporting portions of the articles to be starched out or" contact with the starch in the compartment.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a starch holder, a pair of main belts immersed in the starch in the compartment, a pair of auxiliary belts for holding portions of the articles out of the starch as they pass through the apparatus, and means for operating the belts.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a starch holder, a pair of main belts l'or immersing the articles in the starch, a pair oiauxiliary belts disposed parallel with the main belts and driven at the same speed for holding portions of the articles out of the starch compartment, and Wrin for receiving the articles after passing through the belts.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a supporting structure, a starch-containing tank thereon, relatively adjustable rolls disposed one over another, pair of main belts passing around the rolls and running through the tank, a pair of auxiliary belts arranged exterior to the tank and passing around the said rolls, and a pair 01" rolls disposed one in advance oi the other and over which the belts pass and arranged to dispose the belts in such relative )osition as to form a mouth into Which artic es are fed to the belts, and means for driving the belts.

in presence of two Witnesses.

WAL'liili C. SIRASZER. Viitnesses:

J. H. MALONEY, Gnonen STRASZER.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature 

